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Old 11-10-2016, 08:05 PM
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anyone know what the sensor just above my oil feed t is? It looks like a wire is attached but it also looks like it's leaking oil...? This is on a 99 1.8
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Old 11-10-2016, 08:12 PM
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knock sensor
likely that's not oil. likely that's the plastic/rubber from the sensor melting
very common. nothing to worry about
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looks like a knock sensor. It's probably just the epoxy/plastic/rubber from the sensor melting. You have a knock sensor. amazing. I want a knock sensor. Nothing to worry about
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Interesting. Coming from two previous NA builds I keep learning things about these NBs

Does MS2 have the ability to use the signal from this sensor by any chance? That would be a nice free bonus.

Thanks for easing my worries.
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If you have the knock module on your MS, then you can wire this in and use it.
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Originally Posted by psyber_0ptix
If you have the knock module on your MS, then you can wire this in and use it.
Knock Module is MS3 only. Any knock control on a MS1/2 is hacky at best and do not work overly well.
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